See peak times for the 2024 solar eclipse in cities across Illinois, including in Chicago.
24/7 Chicago news stream: Watch NBC 5 free wherever you are, meaning they will briefly see the sun completely covered by the moon, but for Chicago and its surrounding suburbs an estimated 94% totality is expected. That number is still higher than the eclipse in 2017 and even higher than any partial eclipses expected in the near future.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly, a total solar eclipse occurs when the new moon intersects the path of the sun in the sky, causing the sun to be partially and then nearly completely blocked from view. Assuming there are clear skies, stargazers there will be able to look at the eclipse without any aid whatsoever, with darkened skies and the famed “corona” blazing around the edges of the moon.
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